Bank's Holidays in Hungary for 2008, 2009

Hungary or officially in English the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság - by hungarian) is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Slovakia, Austria, Romania, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia. Government – Parliamentary republic. President – László Sólyom.

Budapest – the capital and largest city. Official languages – Hungarian (Magyar). Most hungarian largest cities are: Debrecen , Miskolc, Szeged, Pécs, Győr.

Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Hungary is 0.874 (36th, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency – Forint (HUF), divided into 100 fillér. Gini coefficient – 24.96% (low). Fiscal year – Calendar year. Trade organisations – WTO, OECD, EU. Inflation rate – 8% (2007) from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Main industries – mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles.

"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone: CET (UTC+1). Summer (DST) – CEST (UTC+2).

Holidays (by Hungarian or Magyar)	2008	2009
New Year's Day (Újév)	January 1 (Tue)	January 1 (Thu)
Anniversary of the Revolution 1848-49 National Day (Nemzeti ünnep)	March 15 (Sat)	March 15 (Sun)
Easter Monday (Húsvéthétfő) Catholic or protestant	March 24 (Mon)	April 13 (Mon)
Working Day	April 26(Sat)	–
Labor Day / May Day (A munka ünnepe)	May 1(Thu)	May 1(Fri)
Bank Holiday	May 2 (Fri)	–
Miskolc Day (Miskolc only)	May 11 (Sun)	May 11 (Mon)
Whit Monday (Pünkösdhétfő) (7 weeks after Easter Monday)	May 12 (Mon)	June 1 (Mon)
Foundation Day / St. Stephens's Day (Szent István ünnepe) National Day	August 20 (Wed)	August 20 (Thu)
WORKING DAY	October 18 (Sat)	–
Proclamation of the Republic / Anniversary of the Revolution 1956 National Day (Nemzeti ünnep)	October 23 (Thu)	October 23 (Fri)
Bank Holiday	October 24 (Fri)	–
All Saints' Day (Mindenszentek, Halottak napja)	November 1 (Sat)	October 31 (Sat)
Working Day	December 20 (Sat)	–
Christmas Eve (Karácsony)	December 24 (Wed)	December 24 (Thu)
Christmas Day (Karácsony) Catholic or protestant	December 25 (Thu)	December 25 (Fri)
2nd Christmas Day (Karácsony másnapja)	December 26 (Fri)	December 26 (Sat)
banks are closed (New Year's Eve)	December 31 (Wed)	December 31 (Thu)

Hungary Observances:

Saint Nicholas Day – December 6 2008; December 6 2009.

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